Tool box



A. W. VOGELAAR I TOOL BOX Filed Nov. '7. 1921 Oct. 30 1923.

Patented st. 30, 1923. V

OFFICE ANTHONY 'WILLJIIAM. VOGELAAR, or BULYEA, SASKATCHEWAN. CANADA;

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Application filed November To all wlwm it may concern.

Beit known that I, ANTHONY WILLIAM Vomit/Ann, of the townof Bulyea, inthe Province of saskatchewan, Canada, have mvented certain new anduseful Improve ments in Tool Boxes, of which the following is thespecification.

The inventionrelates to improvements in tool boxes and particularly to atoolbox for use on the poles or tongues of agricultural and such likeimplements and the'object of the invention is to provide a simplyconstructed toolbox which can be readily at tached to the tongue orsimilar support and which is arranged so that it can beaeasily andquickly adjusted to accommodate the tongue or pole on which it is to beapplied. A further object is to construct a bottomless box fitted with acover and with the cover and, box bodyarranged so that they can beadjusted in width to accommodate 7 p the width of the pole and therebypermit of the use of the box on various implements as occasion requires.p

lVith the above more important objects in view the invention consistsessentially in the arrangement and construction of parts here inaftermore particularly described and later pointed out in the appendedclaims, reference being hadto the accompanying draw ing in which Fig. 1is a side view of the box as it appears mounted on and attached to thetongue or pole. p H

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the box.

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view at 3-3 Figure 2.

P Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view at 4-4 Fig. 5 is a horizontalsectional view at 5-5 Figure 3.

Fig. 6 is an enlarged detailed sectional view through the joint formedat one of the upper corners of the box. I

In the drawing-like characters of reference indicate corresponding partsin the several figures.

The body 1 of the box is substantially rectangular and comprises a back2 and 50 front 3, the back being provided with end extensions 4: and 5whilst the front is fitted with end extensions 6 and 7. The endextensions 4: and 5 have their upper and lower edges fitted withinturned flanges 8 and 9 7, 1921. SerialNo. 513,453.

which form, guides receiving slidably the uppe and lower edges of theend pieces 6 and r 7 I From the above arrangement it will be apparentthat the front and the back of the box can be pulled apartor closedtogether whilst maintaining the ends of the box closed and thisadjustment is made to accommodate the width of the box to the tongue,pole or suchlike 10 to which it may be attached.

Here it may be observed that the front and back of the box extenddownwardly beyond the ends to-form attaching wings 2' and 3', whichreceive between them the upper side of the tongue. Actually the'tonguecloses the bottom. of the box after'the same has been mounted thereonand adjusted in width to conform to the widthof the tongue.

The box body is held in place by removable.

bolts 11 passing through the wings 2' and 3 and through the tongue.Obviously if a farmer bores properly spaced bolt holes in the tongues ofthe various implements he may have he can apply the box on any of thetongues. a

The cover or lid'12 of the box is'formed from two slidably connectedsections 13 and 14c, the ends of the sectionsbeing connected one to theother by the sliding joint. best shown inFigure 6. The rearedge of thetop section is connected by a hinge 15 to the back of the box and thefront edge of the under section carries a pivoted hasp 16 adapted to becaught by a spring catch 17 carried by the front of the box. 7 v

Coiled springs 18 extend between the cover and the back of the box,these springs having a natural tendency to hold the cover closed and asthe upper ends of the said coiled springs are attached to the undersection of the cover they have a natural tendency to c ose together thecover sections.

As before intimated it is an easy matter for a farmer to attach this boxto any tongue or pole as he has simply to open it to fit the pole, thenbolt it and afterwards when closingthe cover extend it to close over thebody of the box. I

Whilst I have described the box as utilized particularly on a pole ortongue it will be understood that it can be set up on any support whichwill form a nautral bottom closing the bottom of the box and permits.

. ting of the bolting of the box to the support by the bolts 11.

What I claim as my invention is i '1. The combination with a tongue,pole or such like, of a substantially rectangular open bottomed box bodymounted on the tongue and having theends of the box body bearing on thetongue and the front and back of the box body extending beyond the endsand embracing the sides of the tongue,"

bolts connecting the front and back of the box to the tongue and apivoted cover attaohed toIthe box body. I is 1 i .2. The combinationwith a tongue, pole orisuch like, of a substantially rectangular openbottomed box body having expansible and contractible ends resting on thetongue and adjustable toaccommodate the width of the tongue and thefront and back of the box body extending beyond the ends thereofande'mbracing the sides of the tongue, means fastening the front andback of the applied box body to the tongue and an adjustable hingedcover for the box body.

3. An open bottomed substantially rectangular tool box having expansibleand contractible ends and the front and back of'the box body projectingdownwardly beyond the ends to provide attaching means and a cover hingedto the top of the box body and adjustable in width to accommo date theadjustment in width of the box body. 7 1 Y 4. An open bottomedsubstantially rectangular tool box having expansible and contractibleends and the front and back of the box body projecting downwardly beyondthe ends toprovide attaching means and a cover pivotally attached to thebox body, the said' 'cover being formed from two parts slidablyconnected together and permitting of the widening of the cover toaccommodate an increase of width of the box body.

5. An attachment for vehicle tongues comprising a tool box provided withextending flanges disposed to lie on opposite sides of the tongue, saidflanges being relatively adjustable to accommodate tongues of varyingwidth therebetween.

6. An attachment for I vehiclev tongues comprising a tool box providedwith extending flanges disposed to lie on opposite sides of the tongue,said box beingadjustable to vary the capacity thereof and to simultane-.

ously vary the distance between the flanges to accommodate tongues ofvarying width.

' 7. A tool box attachment for vehicle tongues, comprising side and endWalls, the said end walls being adjustable in length and said side wallsbeing'extended downwardly beyond the end walls to provide attachingflanges disposed to lie on opposite sides of the tongue, the latterbeing utilized to form the bottom of the box.

8. The combination with a vehicle tongue of a tool box structure,comprising front, rear and end walls, said end walls comprisingtelescoping sections adjustable to'vary the effective capacity of thebox, the front and rear walls being extended downwardly beyond the endwalls; to form flanges disposed tolie on opposite sides of the tongueand adjustable with the front and rear walls ANTHONY WILLIAM VOGELAAR.

In the presence of two witnesses- D. S. MoELRoY, G. T. GAMEY.

9.- The combination with a vehicle tongue Signed at Bulyea this 26th dayof May

